Includes current medical news about HIV/AIDS and provides sensitive coverage of high-risk behavior. Helps teach what causes HIV and AIDS, who can get infected, and how to avoid risky behavior. Reinforces critical-thinking and problem-solving skills, reading comprehension, vocabulary, and written language.
Students learn effective drug prevention skills while developing the self-esteem they need to make good decisions. Reinforce decision-making and critical-thinking skills, reading comprehension, and vocabulary.
Support the school health curriculum. Discusses issues for older students, such as the effects of growing up, coping with stressful situations, and learning healthful eating habits.
Helps students learn about the circulatory and respiratory systems, the positive and negative effects of growing up, how to cope with stressful situations, and healthy eating habits. Reinforces literacy skills and features science, social studies, and math extensions.
